Research blog

The start of 2017 has been an extremely busy time for the African Stories in Hull and East Yorkshire project. Already we have released a wide variety of new material which has shed greater light on the history of Black men and women in this region.

We have also released multigenerational family histories which document what life was like in the region for people with African heritage. The Bowers and Weeks Families' stories have provided examples of men who relocated from the Caribbean to East Yorkshire, settled and had children.

Next week we will be featuring a story about Hull’s most celebrated Black rugby player Clive Sullivan. This piece has been produced by our guest writer Rebecca Nelson who has done a wonderful job retelling Sullivan’s life and career in the region.

If you know any rugby players with African heritage who played for Hull F.C. or Hull K.R., we would love to hear from you as we are looking to uncover the Black history of both teams. Also if you are interested in being a guest writer on any topic within the remit of our project please press the contact us button below and get in touch. This is a community project and we would love for you to be part of it.